By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Oct 7, 2020 | 3:54 PM

MELFORT, Sask. – Four seed sector organizations will go ahead with plans to become one new, national organization.

Canadian Plant Technology Agency, Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada, Canadian Seed Institute, Canadian Seed Trade Association, and the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) had been working for five years to join forces.

This summer the five organizations put the Seeds Canada amalgamation proposal to their respective memberships for a vote. CSGA members did not vote in favour and will not be part of the amalgamation.

Seeds Canada will become a new entity in February 2021, once the membership formally approves the merger.

The vision for Seeds Canada is to become the voice of seed growers, analysts, and the seed trade.

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A forage export business owned by the Blood Tribe in Alberta and Indigena Capital said it secured a $15 million long-term finance facility with Farm Credit Canada.

Kainai Forage said this will allow for the expansion of storage and processing while continuing to grow relationships with Alberta forage producers and international customers.

The company was formed by the Blood Tribe and Indigenous investment firm Indigena Capital in April of 2019. The company said it has more than doubled its production of export-grade Timothy Hay and created jobs on the Blood Tribe Reserve located south of Calgary, Alta.

Kainai Forage exports to the Middle East, China, Japan, and Korea.

Bank of Montreal has provided an operating line of credit.

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The Yorkton Exhibition Association has come up with a creative way to fundraise after it was decided to cancel the annual Harvest Showdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spokesperson Brett Callin said there will be a female cattle sale, with a twist.

“It’s going to run from Nov. 18 to Nov. 25. Many are familiar with the Yorkton Auction Centre on-line bidding, timed auction event,” Callin said. “You’ll have lots of time to talk to the consigners about their heifers.”

The deadline for cattle producers to submit their entries is Friday, Oct.30.

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